Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-20
LOCAL NEWS.
School continues good.


George Kin caid left last Sunday
for Virginia, whittier he goes on busi-
ness.
General Prentiss, of Missouri, was
il town yesterday, on his way to Dodge
City.
State Superintendent Lawhead
was present at the teachers meeting
Saturday.
W. E. Carr and wife, of Elm
wood, were present at the M. E.
church dedication.
Mr.. Sterett, of the firm of Robin
son Il Sterett, is building line dwell
ing on Main street.
The work on the buildings Of D.
n. Heizer and a. r. Moss goes on
rapidly this fine weather.
Golden Star. Chapter No. U. D.,
Order of the Eastern Star, meets every
second and fourth Monday Of each
month.
The ladies of the Congregational
aid society will give valentine enters
tainment and oyster supper on Febru-
airy 18th.
&C. A. Titus, of Grant township,
was in town Wednesday. He reports
considerable Improvement in that part
of the county.
Yesterday seemed almost like the
harbinger Of gentle spring, though it
may turn out TO be the precursor Of q
terrible blizzard.
Louis, one year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Thies died Sunday.
The funeral services were held Monday
at the Greman M. E. church.
Farmers from the surrounding
country. say that the weather We are
now having is not very good for the
wheat prospects. They say a little
snow would be of great benefit.
L. Schwemley was a welcome
caller at our office Wednesday. Mr..
Schwemley is good friend Of the
DEMOCRAT, taking enc copy himself
and sending one east to brother.
There will be grand race for
gold ring at Ed Pertz's Union Hall,
in Union township, on February 4th.
Also grand ball on the same date
Everyone should be present and have
q good time. "A
Never was there q greater num-
Der of genuine meerschaum pipes to be
found than at present in Great Bend.
Il almost makes one think there is q
factory near by. No reflections.
Mr.. Holmes, representing the
Leavenworth Times. dropped in to see
us yesterday. He reports that paper
as having quite Il boom in the west.
Barring its politics the Times is q good
paper and we eWish it abundant sue
cess.
The Santa Fe railroad has adopted
a new plan in the matter of collecting
money on trains. The conductor
under this new pien collects no money
but this is done by collector, who
receipts for all money paid. It
looks a little cum bersome, still we
know nothing of railroad matters and
it may prove great success.
The new G. A. R. hall. of Ray
mond, Rice county, will be dedicated
ON Thursday, January 9th. There
will be hot dinner at noon and an
oyster supper at 6 p. m. There will
also be a fair both day and evening.
Good speakers and good music will
help make the time pass pleasantly.
\ cordial invitation is extended TO
everyone to be present.
"A very smooth swindler got in
his work on several business men this
week. He represented himself as in
INDECENT circumstances and wished to
secure the loan of n few dollars, leav-
ing as security q magnificent appear
ing "meerschaum" pipe. He secured
the aforesaid "loaus'' at several places
and vanished. Virginia clay, hand
on the market.
Yesterday afternoon three prison
ers came very near making their es-
cape from the county jail. 1t seems
that the three had been bringing in
coal, water, ETC., thus making them
selves useful TO deputy SherlH Wilson,
when they conceived the idea that it
would be a good time to make good
their escape from behind prison bars.
They put the idea to tlial Immediately
but Frank Wilson was quick TO dis
cover that something was wrong and
gave pursuit. He overlook the fleeing
Jail birds near Charley Dodge's place
and brought them back to "durance
vile"
We call attention of our readers
to an advertisement of the Chicaon